Nokia Asha 305 review

Unboxing and retail package

The retail box of the Nokia Asha 305 is quite modest, which shouldn’t be surprising considering the price of the phone. The complimentary 2GB microSD card is no surprise either, as even some of the cheap Nokia phones offer one. Maybe Nokia have a nice deal with a memory card supplier.

Anyway, there’s a set of headphones and a charger in the bundle too. It’s the old-fashioned Nokia charger but the Asha 305 supports USB charging too.

Nokia Asha 305 retail box

Design and build quality

The Asha 305 doesn’t shine with exquisite design. What shines is the rather cheap gloss of the front but you can’t hold the cheap finish against a genuinely cheap device. The Asha 305′s design blends Nokia X2-02 and C2-03 – essentially it’s a neat curved back and glossy front with faux metal accents.

There seems to be plenty of unused space above the 3″ display, where the Nokia logo is. A thin strip underneath accommodates the call keys. The entire front, including the glossy accents top and bottom, is instantly covered in fingerprint smudges.